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Band parents,
Are you
looking for some extra music for your son or daughter? Here are a few ideas I found on the web.
All music can be found at
JWPEPPER.COM
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ESSENTIAL
ELEMENTS CHRISTMAS FAVORITES
(Solos and Band Arrangements)
Look
up Catalog # 5064779 – Price is $6.99
arr. Michael Sweeney
HAL LEONARD PUBLISHING CORP.
Very
Easy
Featuring 11 of the most popular holiday songs ever, each book contains a
solo page with lyrics, plus a full band arrangement of each holiday song. The
CD offers additional programming possibilities. Each song is correlated with
a specific page of the band method, allowing students to progress logically
from song to song as their technique grows! Songs include: Jingle Bells;
Up on the Housetop; The Chanukah Song; We Wish You a Merry Christmas; A
Holly, Jolly Christmas; Jingle Bell Rock; Rockin'
Around the Christmas Tree; Frosty the Snowman; Rudolph, the Red-Nosed
Reindeer; Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! and
The Christmas Song.
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CHRISTMAS
INSTRUMENTAL SOLOS POPULAR SONGS
Look up Catalog # 10039404 – Price is $12.95
Various
ALFRED PUBLISHING
These arrangements are completely compatible
with each of the other wind and brass books in this series and can be played
together or as solos. Each book contains a fully orchestrated accompaniment
CD. Titles include: Believe; Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas;
Jingle Bell Rock; O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum);
Sleigh Ride; We Wish You A Merry Christmas; Winter Wonderland; You're a Mean
One, Mr. Grinch; Do They Know It's Christmas?; Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town; Grown-Up Christmas List and Feliz Navidad.
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FIRST
CHRISTMAS GIG COMBO BOOKS, THE
Look up Catalog # 2348431 – Price is $7.95
Andy Clark & Paul Clark
C.L. BARNHOUSE, INC.
"Ho! Ho! Ho!" This set of holiday
combo books will put a twinkle in anyone's eye! The collection contains 12
charts that are easy enough for younger players, and we think even pros can
make use of them... that's how good the arrangements are. Playable in any
combination of horns and rhythm section, they're also great for jazz bands
with instrumentation limitations. The CD recording provides both full
performances and also "play-along" cuts. Songs include: Jingle
Bells; Funky Old Saint Nick; Away in a Manger; Deck the Halls; Joy To the
World; O Little Town of Bethlehem; Up on the Housetop; What Child Is This? Go
Tell It on the Mountain; Angels We Have Heard On High; Silent Night and We
Wish You a Merry Christmas.
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It's
Christmas, Charlie Brown!
JAZZ PLAY ALONG
VOLUME 66-A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS
Look up Catalog # 10023734 – Price is $16.99
Vince Guaraldi
HAL LEONARD PUBLISHING CORP.
Everyone knows these fantastic titles from the
Charlie Brown TV specials, and now here's a chance to play along and learn
them with a professional rhythm section track! Titles include: Christmas
Is Coming; The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire); Christmas
Time Is Here; Linus and Lucy; My Little Drum; O Tannenbaum; Skating; and What Child Is This? For
use with all Bb, Eb and C instruments.
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JAZZ PLAY
ALONG VOLUME 20-CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Look up Catalog # 10039434 – Price is $14.95
Various Composers
HAL LEONARD PUBLISHING CORP.
Here is the ultimate learning tool for all
jazz musicians! With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues, and other
split-track choices on the included CD, this package makes learning to play
jazz easier than ever before. For Study: Each tune includes a split
track with melody cue with proper style and inflection; professional rhythm
tracks; choruses for soloing and removable bass and piano parts. For
Performance: Each tune also has an additional full stereo accompaniment
track with no melody and additional choruses for soloing. Includes: Away
in a Manger; Go, Tell It on the Mountain; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Greensleeves; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; It Came Upon
a Midnight Clear;Joy to
the World; O Come, All Ye Faithful; O Little Town of Bethlehem and Silent Night. For
all Bb, Eb, C and Bass Clef Instruments.
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JAZZ PLAY
ALONG VOLUME 25-CHRISTMAS JAZZ
Look up Catalog # 2476901 – Price is $16.95
Various Composers
HAL LEONARD PUBLISHING CORP.
Now virtually any instrumentalist can enjoy
ten of the most popular holiday classics and work on improvisation at the
same time! The professionally recorded play-along CD can be used as a
split-track with melody, without the bass or piano, or with rhythm section in
stereo. Each song is notated as a jazz lead sheet, with melody, chord
symbols, and room to improvise. Titles included are: Frosty the Snowman;
The Christmas Song; (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays; I Heard
the Bells on Christmas Day; I'll Be Home for Christmas; Snowfall; The
Christmas Waltz; Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!;
Silver Bells and Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer. All the lyrics
are included in the back pages of the book.
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JAZZ PLAY
ALONG VOLUME 38-YULETIDE JAZZ
Look up Catalog # 2479685 – Price is $16.95
Various Composers
HAL LEONARD PUBLISHING CORP.
Here's a great way to have Christmas and
holiday music and study jazz improvisation skills all at once! For use with
all C Treble, C Bass, Bb and Eb instruments, this
book and CD package contains popular holiday favorites for personal enjoyment
or performance. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues, and other
split-track choices on the included CD, this unique package makes learning to
play jazz easier than ever before. Included are: Blue Christmas; Christmas
Time Is Here; Happy Holiday; Merry Christmas,
Darling; My Favorite Things; Santa Claus Is Comin'
to Town and more.
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NEW
APPROACH TO JAZZ IMPROVISATION VOLUME 78
(Jazz Holiday Classics)
Look up Catalog # 5597695 – Price is $15.90
Jamey Aebersold
JAMEY AEBERSOLD
Great jazz musicians have long enjoyed playing and
recording the great holiday classics. These songs have withstood the test of
time and have gained widespread and timeless popularity for their ability to
inspire a sense of warmth and nostalgia. Titles include: We Three Kings;
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus;
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town; Silent Night; Winter Wonderland; I'll Be Home
for Christmas; Let It Snow; Sleigh Ride; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
and Auld Lang Syne. Book includes lyrics.
Level: Intermediate.
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ULTIMATE
CHRISTMAS FAKE BOOK, THE
(Fourth Edition)
Look up Catalog # 4932752 – Price is $24.95
Various Composers
HAL LEONARD PUBLISHING CORP.
Medium
Over 200 holiday songs are here, from traditional classics to contemporary
favorites. Titles include: All Through the Night, Angels We Have Heard on
High, Away in a Manger, Blue Christmas, The Chipmunk Song, The Christmas Song
(Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire), Deck the Hall, The First Noel, Frosty
the Snow Man, It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas, Jingle-Bell Rock, My
Favorite Things, Nuttin' for Christmas, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, Rudolph the Red-Nosed
Reindeer and many more!
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